Enjoy this Irish Holiday at These Awesome Restaurants

by Johnnie De La Garza

Enjoy this Irish Holiday, St. Patrick’s Day, at These San Antonio Restaurants & Bars

Get your Shamrock on and enjoy this Irish holiday, at these Alamo City spots.

Here is a list of local San Antonio restaurants and bars celebrating St. Paddy’s Day:

Enjoy this Irish Holiday

Picks Bar, located at 4553 N Loop 1604 W #1101, will be hosting a St. Patrick`s Day celebration from 2 pm -2 am on March 17th. A full lineup of live entertainment is on the roster for the night, including local band Honey Bunny from 4 pm – 8 pm, and DJ John the Bomb from 8 pm – 9:30 pm. Headliner, 90’s rock cover band, Chandler and the Bings takes the stage at 9:30 pm to sham-rock out the night.

The live music venue will also have St. Paddy’s staples like green beer, merch, and some classic cocktail specials. A $10 cover charge will be in effect for the evening, starting at 8pm. Tables for the event have already sold out, however, there is plenty of standing room available throughout the venue.

Enjoy this Irish Holiday

The Good Kind, located at 1127 S St Mary’s St, is hosting a celebration in their outdoor garden featuring live music from Bexar Brass from 8 pm to 11 pm. Additionally, the eatery will be serving up St. Patrick’s Day specials including $5 Green Margaritas, $6 Beer, and $20 Beer Buckets throughout the evening to keep guests in the St. Paddy spirit.

Enjoy this Irish Holiday

Smashin Crab, with 3 San Antonio locations, will be celebrating the day with green beer and a classic British dish, fish and chips, at all 3 locations.

Enjoy this Irish Holiday

Copa Wine Bar, located at 19141 Stone Oak Pky, is hoping you’ll find gold at the end of their rainbow this St. Patrick`s Day with their food & drink specials. To kick things off, the wine bar will be offering 25% off all their craft beer options as well as decidedly not green homemade sangria carafes from Thursday, March 16th through Saturday, March 18th. Additionally, the bar will be serving a unique St. Paddy`s Day special in the form of their Irish Pizza Rolls for patrons looking for their corned beef and cabbage fix. Made with housemade corned beef, braised cabbage, mozzarella cheese, and Blarney sauce rolled in Copa’s signature pizza dough, then baked to golden perfection. The Irish Pizza Rolls special will be served with a side of beer cheese for dipping and available on Friday, March 17th for $12. To view the wine bar’s list of craft beers, visit their website here.

Enjoy this Irish Holiday

The Hayden, located at 4025 Broadway St., will feature a special menu for the holiday with the return of their Irish Remix menu. The menu, touted as “a collision of two cultures forced to share space in the new world” features aspects of both Irish and Jewish cuisines and explores how each influenced the other culinarily. Notable menu items include Bangers and Mash, Irish Soda Bread, Shepherd’s Pie, & an Irish Coffee Mousse. To accompany the unique menu, The Hayden will also be offering tasty drink options for the holiday including HighWheel Irish Red Beer and a shot of Jameson, a Hayden original cocktail dubbed the Basil Clover Club Cocktail as well as a Boozy Irish Coffee Slushie for patrons looking for a little extra kick. This menu will be available starting on Wednesday, March 15th through Friday, March 17th during regular business hours. Those wishing to view the full menu and place a reservation can do so at the diner’s website here.